This biographical profile helps document changes in St. Charles (c. 1960 - 2000) as captured by local newspaper articles about community residents' lives and businesses. Photocopies of articles compiled by St. Charles Library staff.

Articles: Hunting in Early Illinois; Farm and Gown: The University of Illinois and the Farmer, 1904-1918; Isabel Bevier at the University of Illinois and the Home Economics Movement; Booth's Diary; Tragedy in November: The Cherry Mine Disaster;...

Articles: Race and Housing in the Postwar City: An Explosive History; Race and Housing in Chicago; "Hemmed In": The Struggle Against Racial Restrictive Covenants and Deed Restrictions in Post-World War II Chicago; "Apologies to Dracula,...